Easter 2010

Wishing everyone a blessed Easter and may you find new meaning and joy.

He is risen Allelujah

Now let the heavens be joyful,
Let earth her song begin:
Let the round world keep triumph,
And all that is therein;
Invisible and visible,
Their notes let all things blend,
For Christ the Lord is risen
Our joy that hath no end.
Saint John of Damascus

Hot Crossed Buns
Many people around the world eat hot crossed buns on Good Friday. The buns represent the Last Supper which Jesus shared with His Apostles on Maundy Thursday.

Hot crossed buns,
Hot crossed buns,
One a penny,
Two a penny,
Hot crossed buns.
If you have no daughters
Give them to your sons,
One a penny
Two a penny
Hot crossed buns.

Easter eggs
Why do we give egg(s) at Easter? In pre-Christian times the egg was a symbol of life, rebirth and renewal. In Europe there was a goddess called Eostre and from this word comes Ostara and Easter. She was the goddess of fertility hence the connection with eggs and rabbits. After the birth, death and resurrection of Christ, the early Christians adopted some of the pagan symbols and rituals and used them as Christian symbols.



Today's Quote: All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt - Lucy Van Pelt in Peanuts (by Charles M. Schulz)